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May 12, 2004
Old Italian Masters: The Delphian Sibyl
Old Italian Masters: The Delphian Sibyl
1890
Wood engraving
Gift of Mrs. Walter H. Merriam 1932.598
Catalogue raisonné: Smith, 240
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In the 1800s many artists were inspired by the Italian Renaissance, seeing in it the clarity and classical ideals they valued. Timothy Cole traveled to Europe in 1883 for a commission to engrave images after Italian Renaissance works for an audience in the United States. This wood engraving reproduces one of Michelangelo’s monumental sibyls from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Cole was celebrated for working directly from the originals. For example, the fine point of the engraving tool allowed Cole to create detail such as the faint fissures running across the Delphian Sibyl’s face and left arm that mimic cracks in the fresco.
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